Meet the Empress

I’m not here to impress you.
I’m here to awaken something in you.
Something raw, real, and ready to rise.

I’m the woman who raised sons who chose the streets.
I buried both my parents six weeks apart.
I’ve stood in fire that should’ve turned me to ash —
but instead, it carved me into something sacred.

I’m not healed because life got easy.
I’m healed because I chose to rise,
again and again, with swollen eyes and a roaring heart.

I created Rise and Roar for the ones who feel too broken to begin.
The ones who carry grief, guilt, and hope all in the same breath.
The ones who don’t need another “you got this” —
They need a revolution.

This is more than a blog.
This is a battleground.
This is a sanctuary.
This is for you.

I’m not perfect — but I am powerful.
And if you’re here,
you are too.